vizio93 Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) i'm debating on building a rat rod. there are so many different ways of "ratting" one out. show me how you did it and how it came out. Edited July 24, 2009 by vizio93
James W Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 Here are a couple rats I've posted elsewhere in the forum. The third is a montage of a rat I built a few years back. I've got others, but thought I'd share these.
vizio93 Posted July 6, 2009 Author Posted July 6, 2009 wow i really like this one. what kit did you use? and are you gonna chop it?
curt raitz Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 Here's a couple of rat's I built for this years NNL West...
vizio93 Posted July 6, 2009 Author Posted July 6, 2009 wow guys thanks i think you have convinced me to do one. what kits are all of you guys using ?
vizio93 Posted July 7, 2009 Author Posted July 7, 2009 would this kit be good one to make a rat out of ? http://www.amazon.com/Revell-25-Ford-Sedan-1/dp/B0012BQC4E
curt raitz Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 would this kit be good one to make a rat out of ? http://www.amazon.com/Revell-25-Ford-Sedan-1/dp/B0012BQC4E That kit is an excellent one for building a "rat"...I used it to build the 2nd rat I posted earlier.
vizio93 Posted July 8, 2009 Author Posted July 8, 2009 That kit is an excellent one for building a "rat"...I used it to build the 2nd rat I posted earlier. did you "z" the frame ?
curt raitz Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 did you "z" the frame ? yes I did...not very hard at all, don't have any photos of how I did it. there have been many threads on this forum for "z"ing frames...just utilize the search feature and ya should find info fairly easily good luck
vizio93 Posted July 8, 2009 Author Posted July 8, 2009 thanks did you also use the engine that came with it and did you chop it?
curt raitz Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 thanks did you also use the engine that came with it and did you chop it? I used the flathead engine that came in the kit and i did chop it about scale 4"
Bernard Kron Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 This is The Tube Rat, a rat rod I built for the 2009 NNL West "Rats and Cats" theme. This build was a pure Parts Box special with a scratch frame and 100% spare parts. It started with a Photoshop “sketch†of a concept for an ultra-light tube framed radical rod based on a leftover Revell ’29 Ford pickup cab I had: (Click on picture for larger image) The completed build with more details can be found here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...amp;hl=Tube+Rat The W.I.P. can be found here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17223
vizio93 Posted July 8, 2009 Author Posted July 8, 2009 (edited) hey that's pretty cool lookin gbk1. so you scratch built it 100%. wow ! I just don't kno how you would get into it. i guess i'm lucky i just bought Revell's 32' ford sedan street rod that i'm gonna "rat". This will be my first one that i'm gonna chop and "z" the frame with. i just need to learn how. Edited July 12, 2009 by vizio93
vizio93 Posted July 12, 2009 Author Posted July 12, 2009 ok so i got revell's 32 ford sedan street rod kit. i have cut the gas tank off the back and slammed it : tell me what you guys think.
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Get out the Xacto saw and start cutting!........ later,
vizio93 Posted July 12, 2009 Author Posted July 12, 2009 Get out the Xacto saw and start cutting!........ ha it's still warm from cutting the gas tank off ! i want to get the stance right first. this might be the first one i chop .........or not.........maybe........... i dunno. i am a little worried about chopping for the first time. and the front won't sit right. i might have to double "Z" the frame because i want the grill and engine to sit right, but if i "Z" it the first time the grill will sit to high. AAAHHHHHHHHHHH. hopefully it will work out. does any body have any advise?
Corvette.Jeff Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 What kit did you use for this one? it looks pretty cool! I'd like to build one someday.
James W Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 wow i really like this one. what kit did you use? and are you gonna chop it? Revell 26 Sedan. Not chopped but built from scrounged parts. Slant 6, scratchbuilt frame.
vizio93 Posted July 13, 2009 Author Posted July 13, 2009 Revell 26 Sedan. Not chopped but built from scrounged parts. Slant 6, scratchbuilt frame. have you got any progress on it?
James W Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 have you got any progress on it? The wheels are red now. Seriously, I'd like to get back to it but summers are busy time. Perhaps this winter.
vizio93 Posted July 15, 2009 Author Posted July 15, 2009 The wheels are red now. Seriously, I'd like to get back to it but summers are busy time. Perhaps this winter. i know what you mean. i'd like to see it when your done. mine is coming along nicely. i'll post some pics this afternoon when i get off work.
pstreet Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Can't go wrong with a 32' sedan. Here's one i started quite some time ago and never finished, it just sits on my shelf as is until i decide to finish it one day, maybe. Its been chopped, sectioned and channeled.
vizio93 Posted July 16, 2009 Author Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) WO. That thang is wicked. have you got any pictures of the chassis ? i need some help with mine. also where did you get those headers? Edited July 16, 2009 by vizio93
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